When some bad blood with old foes compromises their ideal Thanksgiving, the gang decides to make amends by breaking bread with those they've hurt.
WAR
60.5
Wins Above Replacement
“The Gang Squashes Their Beefs” ranks #45 of 177 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.1 — Elite. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 2.2 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 7.0 on impact, with Mac landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Liam McPoyle: I thought I was getting an eye.
Wrong Bruce: My kids aren't really here, are they? No. No, I lied about that. Thank God.
Dennis: The best thing to do with a beef is jam it deep down inside and then press forward.
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mac: They're definitely gonna burn to death.
Dennis: Guys, nobody's gonna burn, all right? There's a fire escape.
Mac Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: I hate people who are different than me, you know? Why pretend?
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 59 analyzed
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Mac Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: four extra seconds dedicated solely to the dong shot
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: If anything, I should be thanking myself.
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Ryan McPoyle: We wanted to invest in an emerging market.
Liam McPoyle: Then we're gonna corner that market.
Liam McPoyle: The eye patch is flesh-colored to make people less uncomfortable.
Dennis: You look like a man who was born without an eye, which is way creepier than a man who lost one.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Escalation Liam McPoyle: I have no depth perception!
Mac · Dennis: Visual gag of Mac and Dennis struggling with door/video rental
Frank: We're not having a principle fight.
Charlie: We're having a heat fight.
Charlie Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: So you got one of those snafus, where you got old assholes-- It's a deadlock.
Dee: Maybe 'cause I got 'em at the gas station, I guess.
Dee Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Dee: Because Gail the Snail works at the Wawa, okay? And we got mad beef.
Dee Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: We got too many beefs all over town. It's jamming us up.
Dennis Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: The Pilgrims and Indians had beef. So what did they do? They got together, they sat at a table, they ate some delicious food and they squashed that beef
Mac Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: I also invited Charlie's mom, my mom and my dad, but they didn't want to come.
Mac Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Frank: The Indians, they've got sports teams, they've got casinos. They're a very celebrated people.
Frank Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Frank: Why do you always want people to sign creepy documents?
Frank Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Dennis: Well, Frank, once something's in writing, that means it's set in stone. Then no one can do anything to stop me.
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Charlie: You said we're squashing beef. I thought it would be part of the ceremony to have squash and beef.
Charlie Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: And after we do that, we're going to wipe the slate clean.
Dennis: Wait, no, guys, look, this is all very on the nose and totally unnecessary.
Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dee: Visual gag: Dee awkwardly approaching Liam alone while others watch
Dee Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort Liam: The skin tone is a-- is a-- a good match.
Dee: Oh, well, when you move the other one, I guess I can tell a little bit, if I'm being honest.
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Escalation ★ Rewatch Cricket: Hey, turkeys, gobble, gobble.
Cricket Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Cricket: I was a priest before I got involved with you guys.
Cricket Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Mac: You can eat it off the floor like a dog, how 'bout that?
Mac Dark/Subversive Escalation Liam McPoyle: What's with the standing? You're lording. Some kind of a status thing? A power move? Some kind of power play?
Liam McPoyle: Bring it down. Just bring it down on the haunches. Haunch it.
Liam McPoyle: I thought I was getting an eye.
Mac: Where the Christ would we get an eye? And if we did get an eye, how would we attach it to you?
Mac Escalation Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dennis: Give him your eye.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Charlie: It's not grade-A meat. You know, I'm not gonna get grade-A meat.
Charlie Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Dee: Snail, what the hell are you doing here? Who invited you?
Dee Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Callback Dee: Listen, could you just swallow your spit and then breathe, and then we can talk?
Dee Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Gail the Snail: I want her to be my best friend, yo.
Charlie: These crackers need more salt.
Frank: I agree.
Hwang: Okay, well, they're extremely salty.
Frank: Doctors are shit. Goddamn medicine men, trying to tell me how to eat my food.
Frank Character Comedy Escalation Frank: I could give the whole month's rent right here. I'll take it. But I'm not gonna do it, because I'm not gonna let you beat me
Frank Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: Yeah, but I think it might be better if you're blind anyway. You know, it's gonna heighten all your other senses.
Dennis Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Mac: Who's this jabroni?
Frank: I have no idea. Slam the door on his face.
Mac: See you, Bozo.
Wrong Bruce: Are my kids in there? Somebody wrote me a note and said that my kids wanted to see me. I haven't seen 'em since my wife left me.
Wrong Bruce: My kids aren't really here, are they? No. No, I lied about that. Thank God.
Wrong Bruce: What a piece of shit that guy is.
Mac: Yeah, he's a real piece of shit, yeah.
Bill Ponderosa: I once broke into Dee's apartment and sniffed on her panties.
Bill Ponderosa: The only thing I remember from that night... is my sponsor Frank giving me the green light to get shit-housed.
Gail the Snail: Hey, Frank, I'm giving this guy a handy under the table. Are you jealous?
She's mashing it. She does that. I'm very aroused.
Frank Hwang Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Frank: Oh. I have a horrible drug problem. You want to do a bump here?
Frank: I'll have a few of those delicious nose clams.
Frank Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cricket: What, I can't have squash? I can't have blow?
Cricket Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Charlie: Food fight! Food fight! I guess.
Liam McPoyle: You owe me an eye, Frank.
Mac: Why is my room on fire?
Frank: I may have started a money fire.
Mac: They're definitely gonna burn to death.
Dennis: Guys, nobody's gonna burn, all right? There's a fire escape.
Mac Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mac: I feel like we're just creating more beef. Which we will not resolve.
Mac Dennis Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dennis: The best thing to do with a beef is jam it deep down inside and then press forward.
Dennis Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Dennis: I hate people who are different than me, you know? Why pretend?
Dennis Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Gail the Snail: Who's got me? Man down. I'm right back here, guys. Who's got me? Guys? Hello? Hello?
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